Stone/Cabochon Inlay Leather Bracelets and Cuffs with Liz + Denny

After last week's fun stone inlay shoulder bag with Kevin, Liz decided her and Denny would team up to show everyone how to craft a stone inlay or cabochon leather bracelet or cuff. There are so many possibilities when it comes to leather jewelry, and this will certainly be a fun video to learn from - you won't want to miss it! ***Timestamps Below***
00:01:23 - Overview
00:02:30 - How to make the pattern
00:11:30 - Trace pattern onto leather
00:12:20 - Lining up the stone and cutting out hole for stone
00:14:05 - Cut leather bracelet piece out
00:15:20 - Use a French edger to trim piece that the stone will show through
00:17:40 - What is pull-up leather
00:18:40 - Cut liner piece out
00:21:30 - Glue cab onto leather
00:23:45 - Glue the liner
00:25:40 - How to decide on a measurement based on someone's wrist size
00:30:20 - Add leather pieces together after glueing
00:31:30 - Smooth leather down around cab
00:33:30 - Make a stitch line
00:35:30 - Begin stitching
00:38:25 - Trim liner
00:40:00 - Sand edges
00:41:20 - Bevel edges
00:42:50 - Saddle soap it
00:44:40 - Finish/slick edges
00:48:00 - Add snap
00:51:35 - Finished product
00:53:20 - Snaps explained
***Items in Video Below***
- 57:40 Stones/Cabochon (call to inquire about specific rocks/stones)

[connieanderson]

I dont care thats its been 2 yrs im still amazed with his work.

[jffqnn]

Thank You All for Your Time and Instructional Videos!!
I'm Brand New to Leathercraft and so far I'm Hooked!!
It's great to see Informative Videos (without the Time Lapse, not to say They're not helping but..) it's Great to have Professional Instructions from Working People Who know what it is to start out (even if it's a hobby for someone like myself to make Gifts for Loved One's) for someone like myself at the age of 60++
I've always wanted to learn how to do Leathercraft and You're making it possible!!
I can't say Thank You Enough for Your YouTube Channel and Great Videos!! ☺️

[professorgryphonsmuseumofb]

Denny....the world has suffered a huge loss by not having you staring in a gritty western movie!! 😁😁

[dawnbridgewater]

Just found this video via a Google search, Liz is a treasure! Good info, too! Thank you.

[tgordon]

I've made a ton of cabochons and gotten tired of working with silver... this is a great alternative! For a manic Monday I'm darn glad I found this!

[lisajarvis]

I ❤ this and will definitely give it a go ~ but would love to see one where you do stitching around the cabochon and tool work !!

[timr]

This was one of the best inlay demo I have seen. I would love to make one but I don’t have a leather sewing machine.

[ctconn]

I watched your program last night and just loved your work. I wish there was a template because I have a gorgeous gemstone and that would be perfect. I’ll keep on looking to see if one pops up. Beautiful work❤

[curiositydrawsme]

Great demo! Thanks!
I can’t wait to put some cabochons into some of my upcoming projects. Also, in case it helps: I use binder clips/quilt clips to keep the paper from crawling when I’m cutting a folded symmetrical pattern.

[claudiomenesesc]

It´s friday, Good Friday actually, made better by Liz' smile.

[infinite-inspiration]

I remember buying an American Indian made bracelet from Arizona but I lost it years ago and I was wanting to make a similar design but never knew what it was called until now 🤗💜 instead of using rounded polished stones they used huge crystals And had similar engravings, I had a big blue crystal encased in a softish blue leather...was so amazing

[raylt]

Thank You, now I know how to make a cuff using some of the gem stones I have.

[virm]

Oh how I wished I had that sewing machine! LOL

[randybradley]

Red and white. Oklahoma Sooners colors! Looks great

[domorethatmeansmore]

Thanks for this great tutorial! I would also love to see the video with Kevin's stream rocks but I cannot find it. Could you direct me to it? Thank you!

[jamesthe-doctor]

Just FYI gem cabochons are usually cut to "calibrated" sizes, with "calibrated" being the jewelry industry's standard term. They are also measured, bought, and sold in metric measurements, so the ones you used here are 40 X 30 stones. Traditionally, the larger number comes first, i.e. 40 X 30, 20 X 15, etc.

[Solsticeson]

Nice flower of life ring, Liz. I see you ;)

[deanransom]

Thanks for the video. These are techniques I will certainly use and appreciate you sharing. Have you every tried to inlay metal shapes, like figures or flowers etc. made from Jewelers silver? I am thinking about it, but there's no how to other than fine silver wire, which would be different. Just a thought, maybe worth a video. Thanks.

[terenceyoung]

Just a quick question does your company supply any South African leather supplies with leather supplies and tools

[no-page]

Thanks, this was a great video! I've seen journals with cabs and even hand-painted glass eyes that look really cool. I wondered how hard that is to do. I'm going to give this a try.